Minneapolis MN

Hey Y'all Tipsy Taco Bar is tapping out, announcing Thursday that it will close indefinitely and wrap up regular service on Saturday, Feb. 7. The Northeast Minneapolis spot, which opened last spring in the former Betty Danger’s space, quickly became a neighborhood landmark thanks to its Ferris wheel-topped patio at...

As single-digit temperatures bit into Minneapolis on Friday evening, hundreds of people walked out onto the frozen surface of Bde Maka Ska and turned the north end of the lake into a giant distress call. Shoulder to shoulder, they arranged themselves into a human "SOS" big enough to be seen from the sky, a signal...

Twin Cities rapper Nur-D hired Rodney King’s attorney John Burris after federal agents pepper-sprayed him during Minneapolis protests. Twin Cities rapper Nur-D just hired the same lawyer who got Rodney King $3.8 million. Nur-D brought on attorney John Burris and his Los Angeles firm, Burris, Nisenbaum, Curry & Lacy....

Many are already aware of the growing tension in Minneapolis, where increased ICE activity has left families fearful to leave their homes or go to work. The situation has only intensified after two people, ICU nurse Alex Pretti and Renée Good, were killed by federal agents within a month. For Paige Bueckers, who grew...

Federal immigration officials are facing new questions after images surfaced online that purport to show Gregory Bovino inside a Las Vegas nightclub, days after he was removed from a high-profile Customs and Border Protection operation in Minneapolis.

The latest developments from the federal government's continued operation.

On Jan. 31, multiple activist groups, including the faith-based Isaiah, Indivisible Twin Cities, and Unidos MN, planned protests inside at least 19 Target stores in Minnesota to demand the company take action against ICE and border patrol presence in the state. At the Richfield store, where two Target employees who...

A group of Eastern Washington clergy went to Minneapolis to protest illegal deportations and overly aggressive federal immigration enforcement. Reverend Genevieve Heywood was one of them. SPR’s Eliza Billingham spoke with Heywood about what she did, what she saw, and what lessons she’s bringing back to Spokane. This...

A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.

MINNEAPOLIS — The screen on the black handheld device began firing off a string of alphanumeric characters. The text seemed indecipherable, but in fact was the serial number for an external battery that powered a nearby camera that records the license plates of passing cars. The camera, built by...